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1 hr ago | Washington Examiner

Tim Carney: Apple becomes latest target of the Beltway Shakedown

An investigation by Sen. Carl Levin and a grilling of Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday by the Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations were ostensibly about Apple's low tax bill.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Carl Levin, Democrat, Microsoft, Startups, Orrin Hatch, Republican

5 hrs ago | Windows IT Pro

Microsoft Windows Information, Solutions, Tools

A few weeks back I upgraded my laptop to Windows 8. One of the first things that I did was install the Hyper-V Manager and I pinned it to my taskbar.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups

9 hrs ago | The Hill

Memorial Day proposals

First, let's enact a one-time bonus payment to those who have served our country since Sept.

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Related Topix: Jack Welch, Microsoft, Startups, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Daniel Inouye, Democrat, Opinion

13 hrs ago | Uganda News Picks

List of World's Most Influential Couples

The list comprises of the First lady and President of US, Music couple, Jay Z and Beyonce and the richest person in the world and his wife, Belinda and Bill Gates.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Charitable Organizations

Wed May 22, 2013

International Business Times

In Australia, It's Rinehart Who is The Most Powerful Woman, Not...

Being a country's topmost political leader does not necessarily equate to being most powerful.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Germany, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Charitable Organizations, Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, US Politics, US News

Detroit News

Experts debate if its OK to let wunderkinds quit school

It's one thing to say tech geniuses don't need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college.

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Related Topix: Tumblr, Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Kids, Computers, Teenagers

TeleRead

On Jillian the Tiger Cub and the Power of the American Ego

Never underestimate the power and glory of the American ego. Granted, it can show its bizarre sides-for example, in the antics and hairdo of Donald Trump.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Charitable Organizations, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Non-Profit

Insider Monkey

Why Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Is the Best Investment in Cloud Computing

Microsoft Corporation , the American software giant founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975, is arguably the most overlooked tech stock in the market due to the perceived maturity of its Windows and Office product lines.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Cloud Computing, Science / Technology, Science, Computer Science, Apple, Google

Forbes.com

Bill Gates Takes Back Title Of World's Richest, Bumping Carlos Slim

Bill Gates is once again the world's richest person, thanks in large part to a slide over the past few days in the price of Mexican stocks.

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Related Topix: Carlos Slim Helu, Microsoft, Startups

Forbes.com

Bill Gates

Microsoft founder Bill Gates speaks with German Development Minister Dirk Niebel to the media after talks at the Development Ministry on January 29, 2013 in Berlin, Germany.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, World News, Germany

Business Journal

PATH event spotlights pledge to save 2 million lives

At Tuesday's PATH breakfast at the Bell Harbor International Conference center in Seattle, Melinda Gates, left, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, was introduced by Phyllis Campbell, Pacific Northwest chairman of JPMorgan Chase.

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Related Topix: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Charitable Organizations

ScienceBlogs

Healthcare costs and tradeoffs: Air conditioners and teachers' salaries edition

At the Washington Post's Wonkblog, Ezra Klein has put up two posts about healthcare costs that are well worth reading.

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Related Topix: John Kitzhaber, US Governors, Health Care Policy, Health, Heart Failure

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Bill Gates discusses his Leonardo da Vinci notebook

In conjunction with the Windows Vista's launch, the British Library launched an online program called "Turning the Pages 2.0" that lets people browse through virtual versions of two Leonardo da Vinci notebooks using some of the underlying graphics technology in the new operating system.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Microsoft Windows

Tue May 21, 2013

Star-Telegram.com

Arlington High grad gets full-ride scholarship from Bill Gates' foundation

Derek Rodriguez broke into a happy dance last month in a corridor at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport as he and other members of the Arlington High School Band waited to board a flight to New York.

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Related Topix: Texas State University, Oncology, Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas, University of North Texas

Switched

The Most Successful High-School Dropout Ever?

To the casual observer, Tumblr founder David Karp's status as a high school dropout may be the most eye-catching detail of the $1.1 billion Yahoo-Tumblr deal , which is giving the 26-year-old an estimated windfall of $250 million.

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Related Topix: Tumblr, Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, Startups, Facebook, Social Software

Black Enterprise

From Dropout to Driven: 3 Perks of Taking the Nontraditional Route

For most of your life you've probably heard that you should acquire as much education as you can to succeed.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Facebook, Social Software, Mark Zuckerberg

Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog

The Giving Pledge's First Female Signatory

In 2009, Warren Buffet and Bill Gates started the Giving Pledge for charitable donations.

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VentureBeat

With $19B in revenue, Microsoft's server and tools' chief says...

He calls upon entrepreneurs to work hard, innovate, be bold, and take risks. He is fascinated at the prospect of education meeting neuroscience.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Science, Computer Science, Social Software

Mon May 20, 2013

CNN

Photos: Big moves in the tech world

Yahoo announced it bought the blogging site Tumblr for a whopping $1.1 billion on Monday, May 20.

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Related Topix: Startups, Yahoo!, Microsoft, StyleFeeder, Magento

Myrtle Beach Online

Should we let wunderkinds drop out of high school?

After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college.

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Related Topix: Tumblr, Family, Kids, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Computers, Teenagers